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Old Neighborhoods Succeed in Downturn
It’s happening in Chicago, Memphis, and Pittsburgh. In Cleveland, it is the silver lining in otherwise difficult economic times. Activity is booming in older city neighborhoods likes Tremont, Li… more →
DEAD MAN'S CURVE
Old Neighborhoods Succeed in Downturn
deadmanscurve wrote 7 months ago: It’s happening in Chicago, Memphis, and Pittsburgh. In Cleveland, it is the silver lining in o … more →
The TARPinator
deadmanscurve wrote 7 months ago: As unemployment rates rocket past 12 percent in some states, taxpayers can be heartened by the work … more →
Bad Credit
deadmanscurve wrote 7 months ago: Connecticut’s Attorney General is pursuing three of the largest U.S. credit rating firms who r … more →
Hostage Capital USA
deadmanscurve wrote 7 months ago: Phoenix in recent years has become home to a variety of symbols of excess: sprawling, homogeneous h … more →
Cash Cows
deadmanscurve wrote 8 months ago: The American people are fuming about TARP-supported bonuses. Congress is being pushed and prodded, a … more →
Village Visionaries
deadmanscurve wrote 8 months ago: The former head of General Electric, Jack Welch, has now come out against shareholder value. Accordi … more →
Billions and Billions Served
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deadmanscurve wrote 8 months ago: The Wall Street Journal reported on Friday that almost $50 billion of the $173 billion that the U.S. … more →
Iraq's Anti-Corruption Heroes
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deadmanscurve wrote 9 months ago: Every country should be so fortunate. They are symbols of a newly emerging Iraq—a regional economic … more →
All Not Gold In Dubai
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deadmanscurve wrote 9 months ago: Dubai’s economy has been buttressed on the city’s evolution into a global capital and fi … more →
Arizona Mauled by Economic Crash
deadmanscurve wrote 9 months ago: Arizona State University and state-funded public services have been dealt a series of blows due to A … more →
Entering Our Own 'Lost Decade'
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deadmanscurve wrote 9 months ago: The Japanese had theirs in the 1990s—now it’s our turn. Depression, not recession, is the corr … more →
Collective Responsibility
deadmanscurve wrote 10 months ago: There was much discussion in the 1960s and 1970s about technological advances outpacing the politica … more →
Lessons From A Cleveland Bank
deadmanscurve wrote 10 months ago: A recent article by Oppenheimer & Company’s Managing Director Merideth Whitney commented … more →
Obama Should Ax The SEC
deadmanscurve wrote 10 months ago: The collapse of Charles Madoff’s $50-billion Ponzi scheme can, unbelievably, have a silver li … more →
No Equity In Phoenix Employee Givebacks
deadmanscurve wrote 10 months ago: Mayor Phil Gordon has asked city workers to voluntarily take a monthly vacation day without pay to h … more →
Superstar Pirates
deadmanscurve wrote 11 months ago: The endeavors of Somali pirates so much in the news these days is a product of the economic and poli … more →
Banks Won't Say How They're Spending TARP Funds
deadmanscurve wrote 11 months ago: “Thanks for the cash Mr. and Mrs. Taxpayer, security will see you to the door,” is what … more →
Bankers Swindled by New Charles Ponzi
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deadmanscurve wrote 11 months ago: Wall Street figurehead Bernard Madoff is much in the news these days about his bilking of billions f … more →
Dark Days Ahead For Mexico
deadmanscurve wrote 12 months ago: It is difficult to be optimistic about our southern neighbor. Mexico faces unprecedented economic an … more →
